Registering-faucet.



No. 724,172. PATENTED MAR. 31, 1903. N. H. EILER, J. B. WATKINS & E. C-URESS.

REGISTERING FAUGET.

APPLICATION .IILED DEC. 20, 1901.

NO MODEL.

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UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NICHOLAS'H. EILER, JOHN E.WATKINS, AND EDWVARD O. (DRESS, OF PITTSBURG,PENNSYLVANIA.

REGISTERING-FAUCET.

SPECIFICATTON formingpart of Letters Patent No. 724,172, dated March 31,1903. Application filed December 20, 1901. Serial No. 86,692. (No model.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, N roHoLAs H. EILER,

. means whereby any quantity of liquid drawn will be accuratelyregistered in the faucet.

Our present invention relates particularly to faucets employed fordrawing spirituous and malt liquors, but may be advantageously employedto measure any fluid which may be passed through the faucet.

Our invention further aims to construct a faucet and to provide anysuitable form of registering device that may be exposed to view orsecretly secured within the faucet, as illustrated in the drawings. I

A still further object of our invention is to provide a faucet that willbe extremely simple in construction, strong, durable, and com,-paratively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts, to be hereinafter more fullydescribed, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is bad to theaccompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification,and whereinlike numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews,in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of ourimproved faucet,showing a portion of the same in vertical section. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the turbine-wheel. Fig. 4 is aside elevation of the interior cap. Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional viewof a modified form of our invention. Fig. 6 isa perspective view of thestem. Fi 7 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form ofturbine-wheel which is used in connection with the stem as illustratedin Fi 6 of the drawings.

Inthe drawings't-he reference-numeral 1 indicates the ordinary faucet,which may be of the well-known construction or may be of any specialconstruction desired, said faucet having formed therein an enlargedcasing 2, having a curved inlet-port 3 and a curved outlet-port 4.

The reference-numeral 5 represents a turbine-wheel which snugly fits inthe enlarged casing 2, said turbine-wheel having angularlydisposedblades 6, said turbine-wheel being preferably constructed ofgutta-percha or like material, whichalfords several distinctadvantages-namely, very little fluid-pressure will be required to rotatethe wheel, and the buoyancy of the said material will afford distinctadvantages, as will be readily understood. Furthermore, the materialwill not be detrimental to any form of fluids.

The reference-numeral 7 indicates a central opening formed in theturbine-wheeh'and in said central opening is secured a pin 8, whichextends transversely of the opening or bore 7. This pin 8 is inserted bysimply boring ahole in the hub of the turbine fromone side to a pointnear the opposite side, or the hole may, if desired, be extendedentirely through the hub. This opening is adaptedto receive the shaft 9,which has formed in its lower end the slot 10, thereby permitting thelower end of the shaft to straddle the pin 8 and form a connectiontherewith.

The reference-numeral ll represents an interior cap carrying an enlargedannular flange 12, which is seated in the enlarged casing fz, said caphaving formed therein a central opening lfhextending through the boss15, which is e'xteriorly screw-threaded, as shown at 16, the said bossforming a stuffing-box, which is provided with a packingl7, the saidscrew-threaded boss 15 being also adapted to receive theinterior-screw-threaded cap 18, which is likewise provided with acentral opening through which the shaft 9 passes. The said shaft 9carries a worm 19, operating a worm-gear 20, which in turn operates theregister 21, the register and worm-gears being suitably mounted in acasing 22, the latter being interiorly screw-th readed, as shown at 23,and attached to the casing 2 of the faucet. Said casing 22 is likewisescrewthreaded interiorly at its upper extremity, as shown at 24.

The reference-numeral represents a dial, which may be constructed ofglass, mica, or any suitable transparent material.

The reference-numeral 26 represents a securingcap, said securing-capcarrying a screw-threaded flange 27, which is adapted to engage in thescrew-threads 24c of the casing 22.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7 the reference-numeral 25represents an integral hub formed upon the turbine-wheel, having a slot26' therein to receive the lower end 27 of the shaft 9', carrying thecollar 28.

It will be seen that our improved faucet may be constructed as shown inFigs. 1 and 5 of the drawings, and the top cap may be transparent or maybe constructed of metal. In the latter event it will be necessary toremove the cap when the register is to be consulted; but this latterconstruction will have advantages, as it provides a register that willbe entirely bid from view.

The turbine-wheel, as stated, is constructed of a buoyant material inorder that the same will be extremely light and susceptible to rotationunder the very slight pressure. It will be observed that the inlet-port3 enters the chamber in which the turbine-wheel is arranged at atangent, and consequently the liquid is projected. toward one side ofthe wheel, causing the latter to rotate, the outlet being also at atangent to the chamber in which the turbine is arranged and'receivingall liquid carried around by the turbine, so that none of the same willbe carried backward by the plates of the latter.

The many advantages obtained by the use of our improved device will bereadily apparentfrom the foregoing desoriptiom taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the general spirit of our invention.

Having fully described our invention,what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a faucetprovided in its upper wall with an opening, of a casing secured to thesaid faucet and encircling the opening thereof, a turbine-wheel mountedin the said faucet and provided with a central bore, ahorizontally-arranged pin within the bore of the said turbine-wheel, ashaft having its lower end arranged in the said bore and bifurcated tostraddle said ping and a register arranged within the said casing andoperatively connected to the said shaft, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a faucet formed with an enlarged portion havingan opening in its upper wall and provided with anexternally-screw-threaded collar around said opening, a cap fitted insaid opening, inlet and outlet ports for the chamber of said enlargedportion and communicating therewith tangentially of said chamber, abuoyant turbine-wheel arranged in the chamber of the enlarged portionand having a recess in its upper face, a shaft mounted in said recessand extending through the cap with a worm on its upper end, a casingthreaded to the collar of the enlarged portion, and a registeringmechanism arranged within said casing and actuated by said shaft,substantially as described.

3. The combination with a faucet provided in its upper wall with anopening, of a casing secured to the said faucet and encircling theopening thereof, a turbine-wheel mounted in the faucet, a shaftdetachahly secured to the said turbine-wheel and having its upper endarranged in the said casing, a cap arranged within the said opening ofthe faucet and provided with an externally-screw-threaded bossencircling the said shaft, an internally-screwthreaded cap in engagementwith the said boss, and a register arranged within the said casing andoperatively connected to the said shaft.

4. The combination with the faucet having an opening, and provided withan externallyscrew-threaded collar around said opening, a cap fitting insaid opening, a turbine-wheel arranged in said faucet below the saidopening thereof, a shaft secured to the said turbine-wheel, and havingits upper end extending through the said cap, a casing having itsopposite ends screw-threaded and secured to the said screw-threadedcollar of the faucet, a register arranged in said casing and operatively connected to the said shaft, and a screwthreaded cap secured tothe upper end of the said casing, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we afliX our signatu res in the presence of twowitnesses.

NICHOLAS 1'1. EILER. JOHN E. WATKINS. EDWARD c. ORESS.

Witnesses:

JOHN NOLAND, E. E. POTTER.

